Bill Uphoff, Mayor
Mark A. Waronek, Mayor Pro Tem
James Gazeley, Council Member
Cindy Segawa, Council Member
Barry Waite, Council Member
LOMITA CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
24300 Narbonne Avenue
Lomita, CA 90717
Phone: (310) 325-7110
Fax: (310) 325-4024
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023
6:00 PM
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COMMENT ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU MUST SHOW UP IN PERSON AT THE MEETING.
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Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 18, 2023
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation
d. Roll Call
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONS
None scheduled.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Persons wishing to speak on Consent Agenda items or subjects other than those scheduled are requested to do so at this time. In order to conduct a timely meeting, a three (3) minute time limit per person has been established. Government Code Section 54954.2 prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on a specific item unless it appears on a posted agenda.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL
The City Council may discuss and act upon items described under Council comments; however, items which are not on the agenda will be limited to Council reports, announcements, requests for clarification or factual information, or placement of matters on the agenda for a future meeting.
6. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT (information only)
7. CONSENT AGENDA
All items under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There may be separate discussions of these items prior to the time the Council votes on the motion. Specific items may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any Council Member or staff.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That Consent Agenda Items 7a-l be approved. a) Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and that They be Read in Title Only RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve motion.
b) Warrants/Payroll Register
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 18, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. c) Monthly Report for the Administrative Services Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
d) Monthly Report for the City Manager’s Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
e) Monthly Report for the Community and Economic Development Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
f) Monthly Report for the Recreation and Facilities Division RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
g) Monthly Report for the Public Works Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
h) February 2023 Treasury & Investment Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
i) Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 847 for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2023-02 Amending Lomita Municipal Code Title XI (Planning and Zoning) to Modify OffStreet Parking Restrictions, to Permit Additional Types of Parking Lot Signs, to Add Definitions, and Finding the Action to be Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 847 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT No. 2023-02 AND
AMENDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE XI (PLANNING AND ZONING) ARTICLE 15 (DEFINITIONS), ARTICLE 66 (OFF-STREET PARKING, STORAGE AND LOADING), AND ARTICLE 67 (SIGNS) AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. INITIATED BY BRFI LOMITA II, LLC, 11611 SAN VINCENTE BOULEVARD, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 (APPLICANT)
j) Agreement with Race Communications for Internet Service at Lomita City Hall RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to sign a service order and any related documents to renew internet services at Lomita City Hall. k) Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Roof Design for Appian Way Pump Station
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 18, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Tetra Tech for Engineering Design Services of New Roof Design for Appian Way Pump Station
in the amount of $ 86,395.00 plus a 20% contingency amount of $ 17,279.00; 2) Appropriate $63,674 to the Water Capital Fund for this project; and 3) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the Agreement.
l) Purchase of Public Works Vehicles
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Authorize purchase of a new Ford F-350 for approximately $61,408.79; 2) Authorized the purchase of a new Ford F-350 with a Rugby Dump Bed for approximately $85,646.11; and 3) Appropriate $12,051.90 from Equipment Replacement for the purchases.
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a) DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO PREPARE THE ENGINEER’S REPORT
FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1
Presented by Carla Dillon, Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution directing the Public Works Director to prepare the Engineer’s report for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-07 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO PREPARE AND FILE THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR LOMITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, DIVISION 15, PART 2 OF THE STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. PUBLIC HEARING #4 TO REVIEW DRAFT MAPS, RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE MAPS, AND AN ORDINANCE TO TRANSITION TO DISTRICTBASED ELECTIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT Presented by Trevor Rusin, City Attorney
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Open the public hearing to receive public comments on the draft maps; 2) After the City attorney reads the title of the ordinance, introduce on first reading an ordinance establishing by-district elections in the City, defining the boundaries via the selected map, scheduling elections within the districts; 3) Find the same exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and 4) Direct staff to schedule the second reading and adoption of the ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 848 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 2-1.29.1 TO CHAPTER 1 OF TITLE 2 OF Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 18, 2023
THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS,
DEFINING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, AND SCHEDULING ELECTIONS WITHIN THE
DISTRICTS, AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 849, AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 2-4.01 OF THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST SALARIES OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS; AND FINDING THE ACTION
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Presented by Ryan Smoot, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) After the City Attorney reads the title, introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 849 amending Title 2, Chapter 4, Section 2-4.01 of the Lomita Municipal Code pertaining to City Council member compensation; 2) Find the action exempt from CEQA; and 3) Direct staff to schedule second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 849 for the May 2, 2023, Regular City Council Meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 849 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 4, SECTION 2-4.01 OF THE
LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO COUNCIL MEMBER
COMPENSATION AND FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
c. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOMITA
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE VI (BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS AND TRADES), CHAPTER 8 (MASSAGE BUSINESSES AND PRACTITIONERS) TO CLARIFY
LANGUAGE AND SPECIFY REGULATIONS, AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (continued from the April 4, 2023, City Council meeting)
Presented by Will Lawson, Code Enforcement Officer II
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) After the City Attorney reads the title, introduce on first reading an ordinance amending Lomita Municipal Code Title VI (Businesses, Professions and Trades), Chapter 8 (Massage Businesses and Practitioners) to clarify language and specify regulations; 2) Find the action exempt from the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA), and 3) Direct staff to schedule the second reading and adoption of the ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 850 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO AN ORDINANCE TO
AMEND LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE VI (BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS AND TRADES), CHAPTER 8 (MASSAGE BUSINESSES AND PRACTITIONERS) TO
CLARIFY LANGUAGE AND SPECIFY REGULATIONS, AND FINDING THE ACTION
TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND
FINDING THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
10. ADJOURNMENT
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 18, 2023
The City Council adjourns this meeting in memory of longtime Lomita resident and former Traffic Commissioner Marty Spain, Ken Thompson of Thompson Building Materials, and former Lomita Mayor Lawson Pedigo.
Written materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council meeting are available for public inspection via the City’s website and copies are available for public inspection beginning the next regular business day in the City Clerk’s Office, 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita.
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I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting at the following locations: Lomita City Hall, Lomita Park, and uploaded to the City of Lomita website http://www.lomita.com/cityhall/city_agendas/.
Date Posted: April 13, 2023
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Linda E. Abbott, Deputy City Clerk